Cui Mixue asked around and found out where Lin Xiangru lived, so she went straight to Lin Xiangru's palace.
Coincidentally, Lin Xiangru was in the palace at this time. Seeing Cui Mixue suddenly appear, Lin Xiangru was a little surprised, but he did not have any enthusiasm for her.
Looking at Lin Xiangru, who was obviously different from before, Cui Mixue asked, "Why didn't you write to me during this period?"
Lin Xiangru frowned and said to Cui Mixue impatiently, "What letter should I give you? I don't have time to talk to you about that right now."
What? Cui Mixue looked at Lin Xiangru with a deep gaze. She couldn't help but wonder if Lin Xiangru had achieved his goal and started to abandon her as a partner.
"It was you who begged me to help you before I agreed to work with you to deal with Su Mengyan. It's only been a short time, what do you mean by this?" His voice turned cold.
But Lin Xiangru seemed not to hear the coldness in her voice. What was she dealing with Su Mengyan? She only knew that her current opponent was her sister Lin Xiaoxiang.
So she said to Cui Mixue impatiently: "I told you, I don't have time to deal with you now. If you don't have anything else, just leave."
Cui Mixue was extremely angry, but there was nothing she could do.
The next day, Situ Yao came to Su Mengyan for tea. Su Mengyan was pregnant and obviously not suitable for drinking too much tea, so she poured tea for Situ Yao and drank boiled water herself.
Situ Yao knew that Cui Mixue had come. Thinking of the child in Cui Mixue's belly, he felt that he might not be able to keep the child.
So, Situ Yao told Su Mengyan his thoughts, and after listening, Su Mengyan put her hands on her belly.
Maybe we should really do as Situ Yao said, cut the grass at its roots, but the child is innocent after all.
"Your Majesty, I think it's better to leave some room for others and not be too cruel." Perhaps because she also has a child, she is more sensitive about children. Su Mengyan does not agree with killing the child in Cui Mixue's belly.
Situ Yao looked at Su Mengyan's actions and seemed to understand something, so he stopped mentioning the matter.
Forget it, since Yan'er thinks it is unnecessary, then let her live. It can be considered as doing good deeds for your own child.
Thinking of this, Situ Yao changed the subject: "The former dynasty has been quite busy recently. You know how busy I have been since I ascended the throne. Now that the country is somewhat stable, my position will not be easily shaken by others."
Su Mengyan was somewhat happy. After waiting for so long, Situ Yao's position was finally stable. She tolerated Situ Yao taking so many concubines, wasn't it all for his throne?
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. This is the best news in recent times." Su Mengyan said with a smile.
But the next second, Situ Yao's expression calmed down and he sighed: "Yes, this is good news."
It was tiring. He had never thought before that being an emperor could be so tiring.
"Today, the Tubo envoys came to visit us, saying they wanted to marry us and establish a lasting friendship." Situ Yao said, "Tomorrow, the envoys from Xinjiang will also arrive."
Su Mengyan frowned. So busy?
"Your Majesty, are you working too hard?" Su Mengyan felt a little sorry for Situ Yao.
However, Situ Yao gave a bitter smile. It was hard work. If you want to be a superior person, how can you do it without hard work? Especially as the king of a country, it is only natural that you should work hard.
When the envoy from Xinjiang arrived, Situ Yao held a banquet in the palace. Su Mengyan thought that it would be too hard for Situ Yao to be alone, so she also came to join them.
The sleeves fluttered, the dance was enchanting, the white hands played the piano, and the music slowly poured out.
The atmosphere was peaceful, everyone was drinking and eating meat, occasionally discussing something with the people around them, and then bursting into laughter.
Just when everyone was happy, the envoy from Xinjiang suddenly stood up and bowed to the two people on the high seats. He said, "Dear Emperor and Empress, I am very happy to visit you this time and experience the unique customs and people of your country. Thank you, Your Majesty and Empress."
Situ Yao laughed heartily and responded, "Your Excellency the Envoy is very polite. Since you have come to our place, we will certainly provide you with good food, drinks and entertainment, so that you can feel at home."
Having said that, Situ Yao wanted to let him feel their strength here so that this remote country would not have the idea of invading his territory.
The messenger seemed not to understand Situ Yao's meaning. Instead, he accepted it with pleasure and said to Su Mengyan, "Beautiful Queen, I have come from afar and would like to offer you a glass of strong liquor."
What? Su Mengyan is pregnant now. She doesn't drink any alcohol, let alone hard liquor. She doesn't even drink ordinary water.
So even if the person in front of her was an envoy from another country, Su Mengyan would not break her own rules.
So she said, "I'm so sorry, I don't drink."
As soon as these words came out, the messenger suddenly looked incredulous: "Oh, my God, I should be the one to say sorry."
Just when everyone thought the envoy was very polite, he said, "I didn't expect that your queen wouldn't drink. Looking at your beauty, it's simply irresistible. But the women in our country, their alcohol tolerance is just like their beauty. The more beautiful the woman, the better her alcohol tolerance."
At first, this sounded like he was praising Su Mengyan's beauty, but later everyone could tell that he was mocking her.
"Your Majesty, how can there not be a woman who can drink by your side? We in Xinjiang are willing to contribute a beauty to you." The messenger continued.
So that's how it is. After hearing this, everyone suddenly understood. Drinking was just a pretext, the purpose was to offer their beauties to the emperor of their own country.
If they had directly said that they wanted to contribute a beauty, Su Mengyan might not have said anything. After all, if she said it, she would have been branded as jealous.
They could have said they wanted a marriage alliance as directly as Tubo did, and that was fine, but they shouldn't have compared Su Mengyan with their beauties.
"We are different from your country. The women here who drink strong liquor are either heroes of the martial arts world or prostitutes. Unlike your country, any woman you pick out can drink as much as a man." Su Mengyan said with a wry smile.
Finally, she uttered an "oh" as if remembering something, and then continued, "Oh, by the way, I heard that if people in your area take a fancy to a geisha, they will directly take her back to their rooms and marry her. This is different from here. Here, the couple must be from a clean family, and then three matchmakers and six betrothals are required before they can be married. Your situation is really rare. So, it's normal here that I don't drink."
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